1st Announcement of the 2nd International Wheat Congress September 11–14, 2022, China

Future Wheat: Resilience and Sustainability

The International Wheat Congress (IWC) was merged from two original wheat international conferences – the International Wheat Genetics Symposium and the International Wheat Conference. IWC is a biennial event and the 1st IWC was held in July 2019 in Saskatoon, Canada. The 2nd IWC was planned for 2021 in Beijing, but was delayed until 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second IWC is jointly hosted by the Crop Science Society of China (CSSC) and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) under the supervision of the International Organizing Committee. The theme of the 2nd IWC is “Resilience and Sustainability” and will provide excellent opportunities for participants from around the world to share the latest progress and to develop recommendations for future wheat research, technology, and transfer. A hybrid form of on-site lectures and online broadcast will be adopted.

International Organizing Committee

The International Organizing Committee is composed of 15 individuals representing different wheat growing countries and is in charge of developing the scientific program.

• Curtis Pozniak, University of Saskatchewan, Canada (IOC Chair)
• Hermann Bürstmayr, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria
• Parveen Chhuneja, Punjab Agricultural University, India
• Fernanda Dreccer, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
• Susanne Dreisigacker, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico
• Silvia German, National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA), Uruguay
• Carlos Guzman, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico
• Zhonghu He, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)/CIMMYT, China
• Julie King, University of Nottingham, UK
• Francois Koekemoer, SENSAKO (PTY), South Africa
• Jacques LeGouis, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), France
• Elena Salina, Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
• Taner Sen, United States Department of Agriculture, USA
• Gabriela Tranquilli, Research Institute Biological Resources (INTA), Argentina
• Hisashi Tsujimoto, Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Japan

Hosts

Crop Science Society of China (CSSC), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)

Organizer

Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS

Co-organizers

• China Agricultural University
• Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• National Innovation Centre for Bio-breeding Industry, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• Nanjing Agricultural University
• Northwest A&F University
• China National Seed Group Co., LTD.
• International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

Venue

The venue of the congress will be announced six months ahead of the conference because of the unpredictable nature of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022.

Thematic areas

• Diversity, evolution and germplasm
• Triticeae structural and functional genomics
• Breeding technologies and yield potential
• Physiology, biotic and abiotic stress resistance
• Crop management under climate change and social concerns
• Processing quality, nutrition, human health and marketing

Poster Session: For each thematic area, poster sessions will be organized simultaneously.

Call for papers

The Organizers of 2nd International Wheat Congress invite abstracts from interested persons engaged in research, development, marketing, finance, export organizations and industries representing wheat. Abstracts will be evaluated by a group of eminent professionals for their suitability for oral/poster presentation. Authors are requested to specify the relevant thematic area in which the paper needs to be considered.

Important dates

• Deadline for abstract submission: March 10, 2022
• Deadline for early registration: June 10, 2022
• Deadline for regular registration: August 31, 2022

Registration

Website

http://www.2022iwc.cn

All participants, including online attendees, should register through the conference website. The on-site seats are limited to 1000, while the online threads will be up to 10,000.

Sponsorship and exhibition

Opportunities for sponsorship and exhibition are available now. Please contact donation_zwxh@aliyun.com for details.

Contact

Qin Xu, e-mail: zwxh@caas.cn; Tel.: +86-10-82108616.
Crop Science Society of China/Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
12 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China

Local Organization

General Congress Convener

• Xu Liu, Chief Scientist at Vice Minister level, Former Vice President of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China

Assistant Congress Conveners

• Zhonghu He, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS/CIMMYT, Beijing, China 
• Long Mao, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China

Congress Advisors

• Qiaosheng Zhuang, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China
• Zhensheng Li, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS, Beijing, China
• Shunhe Cheng, Lixiahe Regional Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jiangsu, China
• Zhenwen Yu, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, China
• Zhendong Zhao, Crop Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong, China
• Zuomin Yang, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
• Maozeng Lu, Shandong Crop Science Society, Shandong, China

Local Academic Committee

• Jianmin Wan, Chairman of CSSC, Vice president of CAAS, Beijing, China (Convener)
• Qixin Sun, President of China Agricultural University, Beijing, China (Convener)
• Jizeng Jia, Distinguished Scientist of Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China (Convener and Secretary General)
• Aimin Zhang, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS, Beijing, China
• Bao Liu, Northeast Normal University, Jilin, China
• Daowen Wang, Henan Agricultural University, Henan, China
• Dong Jiang, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu, China
• Fusuo Zhang, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
• Jinkao Guo, Shijiazhuang Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Hebei, China
• Kang Chong, Institute of Botany, CAS, Beijing, China
• Ke Bian, Henan University of Technology, Henan, China
• Lingrang Kong, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, China
• Long Mao, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China
• Qian Qian, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China
• Shenggen Fan, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
• Wanquan Chen, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
• Weigang Xu, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Henan, China
• Weijian Zhang, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China
• Weining Song, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, China
• Wenhao Yan, Huazhong Agricultural University, Hubei, China
• Xiaoguang Yang, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
• Xu Liu, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
• Yingang Hu, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, China
• Youliang Zheng, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, China
• Zhengqiang Ma, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu, China
• Zhensheng Kang, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, China
• Zhiyong Liu, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS, Beijing, China
• Zhongfu Ni, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
• Zhonghu He, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS/CIMMYT, Beijing, China

Local Organization Committee

• Qian Qian, Academician of CAS, Director General of ICS-CAAS, Beijing, China (Convener)
• Luxiang Liu, Deputy Director of ICS-CAAS, Beijing, China (Convener and Secretary General)  
• Xiangdong Fu, Director General of National Key Laboratory of China, IGDB-CAS, Beijing, China (Convener)
• Long Mao, Distinguish Scientist of ICS-CAAS, Beijing, China (Deputy Secretary General)
• Changping Zhao, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China
• Chuanxi Ma, Anhui Agricultural University, Anhui, China
• Chunbao Gao, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hubei, China
• Chunming Liu, School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
• Daqun Liu, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
• Dengcai Liu, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, China
• Dong Jiang, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu, China
• Hongjie Li, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China
• Lihui Li, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China
• Long Mao, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China
• Ruiqi Li, Hebei Agricultural University, Hebei, China
• Wanquan Chen, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
• Wanquan Ji, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, China
• Wenbin Zhou, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China
• Wujun Ma, Qingdao Agricultural University, Shandong, China
• Xianchun Xia, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China
• Xiansheng Zhang, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, China
• Xingguo Ye, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China
• Xiu’e Wang, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu, China
• Xueyong Zhang, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China
• Yahui Zhang, Department of International Cooperation of CAAS, Beijing, China
• Yingang Hu, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, China
• Youzhi Ma, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China
• Yueming Yan, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
• Yunbi Xu, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China
• Zhensheng Lei, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Henan, China